At first glance the family of Anna Maria and Danilo Zanzucchi is like many other families. It has, however, played a special role in what has come forth for families from Chiara Lubich‘s charism of unity. The Focolare founder discovered in this couple and in their children a kind of “experimental laboratory” in which one could see her intuitions at work within the simplicity and concreteness of everyday family life. – from the introduction Available from Living City
Cet ouvrage recueille les contributions données à l’occasion d’un colloque sur Paul VI et Chiara Lubich à Rome. Elles analysent les rapports entre Mgr Montini/Paul VI, Chiara Lubich et le mouvement des Focolari. C’est une histoire qui remonte bien au-delà du concile Vatican II et qui s’est poursuivie tout au long du pontificat de Paul VI, à une période qui a vu la naissance et l’affirmation à l’intérieur de l’Église de nombreux mouvements ecclésiaux. Au travers de nombreux documents inédits, on y voit le lien étroit qui s’est créé entre Chiara Lubich et Giovanni Battista Montini, lequel, dès ses années de service à la Secrétairerie d’État du Saint Siège et durant son pontificat, sut valoriser et encourager la dimension trinitaire, fraternelle et œcuménique du mouvement des Focolari. Un exemple lumineux de rapport fraternel et mutuellement fécond entre un pape contemporain et l’un des nouveaux mouvements ecclésiaux, les Focolari, nés avant mais dans l’esprit de Vatican II. Nouvelle Cité
Le comunità, le associazioni, i movimenti, le istituzioni e le imprese vivono grazie a molte forme di capitali. Una di queste è il capitale narrativo, una risorsa preziosa in molte organizzazioni, che diventa essenziale nei momenti di crisi e nei grandi cambiamenti dai quali dipendono la qualità del presente e la possibilità del futuro. È quel patrimonio fatto di racconti, storie, scritti, a volte poesie, canti, miti: un autentico capitale ché, come tutti i capitali, genera frutti e futuro. Se gli ideali di una organizzazione o di una comunità sono alti e ambizioni, come accade in molte Organizzazioni a Movente Ideale (OMI), anche il suo capitale narrativo è grande. L’economista Luigino Bruni, dopo La distruzione creatrice (2015) e Elogio dell’autosovversione (2017), continua ad approfondire il grande tema delle Organizzazioni a Movente Ideale. Città Nuova Ed.
Unity and Jesus Forsaken, the twin themes of this book, are two sides of the same coin. They sum up the core of the Christian message. Exploring them is to explore the richness found in the person of Jesus. Available from New City Press (UK)
“Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them” (Mt 18:20). These words from the Gospel of Matthew, written almost two thousand years ago, have rarely been mentioned after the patristic era. In United in His Name, a spiritual-dogmatic study, Povilus explores this central element of Matthew’s gospel examining the new intuitions that have arisen from Chiara Lubich’s charism of unity. “The greatest witness to the existence of God that we can give the world,” Chiara says, “is that of living in such a way as to have his presence in our midst… It is a return to the spirit of the early Christians.” “Here is the pivotal point of the spirituality that characterizes the Focolare Movement: Jesus in our midst; the presence of God that is continuous, warm, silent, fruitful, luminous.” Bishop Robert F. Morneau. Auxiliary Bishop of Green Bay. Chiara Lubich has been described as the most influential Christian woman alive today. A Templeton Prize winner and recipient of the UNESCO Peace Education prize, she is the founder of the worldwide Focolare Movement. She is a leading figure in world ecumenism and a source of inspiration for millions. Her collaboration on a vast array of issues has been frequently sought by popes, ecumenical leaders and politicians. New City (UK)
